In this exclusive VMblog interview, David
Marshall and Brian Ducharme sit down with Joseph Landes, co-founder and
Chief Revenue Officer of Nerdio, to discuss the highly anticipated
NerdioCon 2025 event. Taking place April 7-9, 2025, at the historic La
Quinta Resort and Club in Palm Springs, California, this year's event
promises to be a must-attend gathering for MSPs and IT professionals
focused on the Microsoft cloud ecosystem.
Nerdio and Its Mission
Landes, who spent 23 years at Microsoft before
co-founding Nerdio in 2018 with Vladimir Tamarkin, explains that the
company was created to solve a critical challenge: helping MSPs build
successful cloud practices in Microsoft Azure. Over its six-year
history, Nerdio has expanded its offerings to include comprehensive
solutions for Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Microsoft 365 suite,
and more.
The company offers two primary products:
- Nerdio Manager for MSP: Designed to help managed service providers build successful cloud practices
- Nerdio Manager for Enterprise: Created for IT professionals and administrators managing AVD, Windows 365, Intune, or Azure environments
NerdioCon: A Microsoft Cloud Love Fest
NerdioCon began five years ago as a virtual event, attracting approximately 1,000 MSPs.
It has since evolved into an in-person destination event that Landes
affectionately calls a "Microsoft Cloud Love Fest."
What makes NerdioCon unique compared to other
industry events is its laser focus on the Microsoft cloud ecosystem and
the intimate access attendees gain to the very Microsoft engineers and
product managers who create the technologies they use daily. For
example, Scott Manchester, who leads engineering for Azure Virtual
Desktop and Windows 365, attends annually and makes himself available
for one-on-one conversations with participants.
Why Palm Springs for 2025?
After hosting previous in-person NerdioCon events in
international locations (Cancun, Mexico for two years and Punta Cana
last year), Nerdio decided to bring the event to U.S. soil while
maintaining the destination resort atmosphere. The La Quinta Resort and
Club in Palm Springs, with its rich history and incredible amenities
(including an impressive 41 pools), provides the perfect backdrop for
both learning and networking.
What Attendees Can Expect at NerdioCon 2025
The three-day event offers a comprehensive program including:
- Pre-Day Workshops: For the first
time, NerdioCon will offer a pre-conference day on Monday with four
different tracks in partnership with Microsoft, including deep dives
into Windows 365 and Intune
- Keynote Presentations: Featuring industry leaders such as Nina Harding (Microsoft Channel Chief for the Americas) and Scott Manchester
- Over 50 Breakout Sessions: Ranging from highly technical deep dives to business leadership topics
- Major Announcements: Landes teased significant announcements to be made jointly with Microsoft at the event
- Networking Opportunities: Including
innovative "speed dating" sessions with vendors, evening parties, and
casual conversations around the resort's many pools
- Fun Activities: Golf tournaments, car racing, and various social events throughout the venue
Hot topics at this year's event will include
Microsoft Intune adoption, optimizing Microsoft 365 Business Premium,
Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop roadmaps, and AI innovations in the
modern workplace.
The Nerdio Difference
Throughout the interview, Landes emphasized Nerdio's
commitment to being an "outside-in company" that actively listens to
partners and customers. This philosophy extends to their product
development (with new releases every six weeks) and to the NerdioCon
event itself, which is carefully curated based on attendee feedback from
previous years.
Landes also highlighted Nerdio's early strategic bet on
Microsoft becoming the leader in desktop virtualization - a bet that has
paid off as Microsoft now dominates in the desktop-as-a-service space
according to major analyst reports.
Registration Information
IT professionals, MSPs, and anyone interested in
maximizing their Microsoft cloud investments can register for NerdioCon
2025 at NerdioCon.com.
As Landes promised, attendees will "walk out with a
tremendous amount of learning" and find the event to be "very
worthwhile" for both technical knowledge and business connections.
Join the VMblog team and hundreds of Microsoft cloud
enthusiasts in Palm Springs this April for what promises to be the
premier Microsoft cloud event of 2025!
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